4-H Equine Cloverbud Opportunities

1. 4-H Equine Cloverbud Opportunities So, What Can a Cloverbud do in 4H Horses?

2. Welcome to 4-H Equine! • Club Activities • County Shows • Performance • Western Games • Hunter Over Fences • Driving • Dressage (English AND Western) • Equine-A-Rama • Groom Squad • Hippology • Horse Bowl • Horse Judging • Model Horses • Public Presentations • Trail Horse Class in the Field • County Fair • Herdsmanship • Horse Shop • Public Presentations • Showing

3. Welcome to 4-H Equine Cloverbuds! • Club Activities • County Shows • Performance • Western Games • Hunter Over Fences • Driving • Dressage (English AND Western) • Equine-A-Rama • Groom Squad • Hippology • Horse Bowl • Horse Judging • Model Horses • Public Presentations • Trail Horse Class in the Field • County Fair • Herdsmanship • Horse Shop • Public Presentations • Showing

4. Cloverbud Project Options • Horseless Horse • Great Introduction to Equine Knowledge • Covers: • Points of the Horse • Breeds • Markings • Colors • Gaits • Grooming • Food and Care • Health and Safety • Tack • Horsemanship • Riding Styles • Model Horse • Recognizing Breeds based on • Conformation • Gaits • Coloring • Creating your own Tack • Halters • Bridles • Saddles • Harness and Carts • Building a Diorama • Fitting your scene • Creating your backdrop • Building your accessories

5. Equine Knowledge Activities • Horse Judgings • 4 Judgings per year • Score is based on top 2 judging totals • Learn to improve your showing score by comparing your score to the judge • Hippology • Written Test • ID test • Problem Solving • Horse Bowl • Horse Knowledge questions asked of each member in turn

6. Club and County Activities • Club Meetings • Committees • Volunteering at Club Events • Equine-A-Rama • Once a year (spring) • You can take up to 4 different classes from a variety of options • Equine Science Series • Different classes available Tuesday and Wednesday nights for Fall/Winter • Attend one, a few, or all • Tack Sale • Sell or buy tack and equipment • Volunteering • Shows • Community Activities

7. Public Presentations • Club Presentation • Create poster • Present on the topic chosen in front of the club • County Presentation • Present your talk given to your club in front of a judge

8. County Fair (Evergreen State Fair) • Herdsmanship • Greeting the public, talking about your projects, and sweeping, sweeping, sweeping! • Horse Shop • Tack (bridle, halter, saddle pad/blanket, horse blanket, etc.) • Accessories (tack box, bridle rack, saddle rack, saddle bags, etc.) • Clothing (show clothes, show clothes accessories, etc.) • Crafts (painting, drawing, computer generated, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, needle crafts, leather crafts, woodworking, etc.) • Model Horses (Tack/accessories, Costume, Remake/repaint, Diorama/scene) • Photography – 2 snapshots, any size less than 5x7 • Informational Poster and/or Educational Display • No more than 2 different Posters may be entered • Displays can take multiple different forms • Public Presentation/Demonstration • Public Speaking – typically cloverbud +judge, very low key

9. Keeping the Project Manageable! • Pick a Project – Horseless Horse OR Model Horse • Keep it Simple! • One focus per month • Think of building a portfolio • Let your Cloverbud lead you • Build from the Bare Minimum • Club Meetings • Record Book • Attend 1 Judging • Public Presentation • Everything else is OPTIONAL • Explore and Have Fun!